House at the End of the Street (movie)

Moviegoers were held captive by "Taken 2" at the box office this weekend, as the Liam Neeson sequel had a superb No. 1 debut.

The kidnapping action-thriller opened to a strong $50 million, according to an estimate from distributor Twentieth Century Fox. That's double what the first "Taken" launched with back in 2009, when its $24.7-million start surprised on the historically slow Super Bowl weekend.

While the Neeson flick met the highest of industry projections, the stop-motion animated "Frankenweenie" fell short of even its studio's modest hopes. The Walt Disney Studios 3-D film collected a lackluster $11.5 million during its first weekend in...

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Moviegoers were held captive by "Taken 2" at the box office this weekend, as the Liam Neeson sequel had a superb No. 1 debut.The kidnapping action-thriller opened to a strong $50 million, according to an estimate from distributor Twentieth Century Fox....

"Hotel Transylvania" sank its teeth into the competition this weekend, as the animated film easily ruled the box office.The 3-D monster flick, which features classic characters such as Dracula and the Mummy, had the biggest September opening ever with its...